Gravity force is a grand concept discovered by Isaac Newton. It helped scientists calculate the mass of the Earth and the Moon. It also led to a more conceptual idea: the clockwork universe. […]
Isaac Newton was one of the greatest mathematicians/physicists that came up with the concept of gravity and explained it through an equation. It was a long journey for him to comprehend why orbiting masses don’t fall like an apple falls off a tree. […]
Capital G stands for the gravitational force in the gravity equation. But it lacked the numerical value, hence, many scientists tried to determine this G, and they were somewhat successful. […]
Sir Isaac Newton had a difficult childhood. He was more interested in academics than in agriculture. However, Newton went on to make four very important contributions during the plague years. […]
Newton classified physical motion into two different categories uniform and non-uniform motion, thus helping him formulate the three laws of motion. […]
It is difficult to overstate the influence of Newton on the progress of scientific understanding. He saw the cosmos in an entirely new way, and he changed the way science is viewed. […]
Nicolaus Copernicus developed a Sun-centered theory which explained the motion of the planets. Galileo’s public support for the theory led to his trial for heresy. […]
Tycho Brahe’s accurate measurements of the heavens enabled his assistant Johannes Kepler to formulate the first laws of planetary motion. […]
Galileo was not just an astronomer. His experiments in terrestrial mechanics, such as the rolling ball experiment that measured the speed of falling objects, helped advance scientific methods and knowledge. […]
Think of the psychological effects a pervasive system such as the Stasi state must have had on the population. It speaks to the paranoia that builds up once you start to think that some enormous, invisible, sinister organization is out to get you. […]
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